BSS
  30 Mar 2022, 12:40
Update : 30 Mar 2022, 15:47

1,097 more Rohingyas reach Bhasan Char from Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, March 30, 2022 (BSS) - Another batch of 1,097 Rohingyas today
reached Bhasan Char from the city's Patenga Boat Club in the ninth phase
under the supervision of Bangladesh Navy.

They arrived at the Bhasan Char after 42 days of the 10th batch of Rohingyas
reached there as a part of their relocation, sources said.

Earlier, they went to Patenga from Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya Balukhali camp and
left for Bhasan Char with the help of five naval ships around 9.20 am after
an overnight stay at a temporary transit camp of BAF Shaheen College.

Rear Admiral Mozemmel Hoque, Commander of Bangladesh Navy, Chattogram region
said 1,097 more Rohingyas already reached Bhasan Char around 12.55 pm today.

Before boarding the ship, the Rohingyas were given tokens and keys of the
allotted shelter homes after various data entries, he said.

He added that the government has provided infrastructure of 120 cluster
villages on the 13,000-acres of char land at a cost of Taka 3,095 crore with
its own fund to accommodate more than one lakh Rohingya people.